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Aluto-Langano — 7 MW Geothermal

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Aluto-Langano is a 7 MW geothermal power plant located in Ethiopia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
7 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2013

Year online

Owner
—

Operator

Location
7.79, 38.79

Coordinates

Insights

#13
largest in Ethiopia
#197
largest Geothermal worldwide
#26,472
largest worldwide
2013
14 yrs newer than avg
4
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Geothermal
Capacity
7 MW
Commissioned
2013
Status
Operational
Owner
—
Country
ETH
Coordinates
7.789, 38.795

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,944 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
58,321 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
38 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

423
cars / year
259
homes / year
88,365
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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Gilgel Gibe II

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Adama

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204MW · 2015

Gilgel Gibe I

Ethiopia · Hydroelectric

184MW · 2004

Melka Wekana

Ethiopia · Hydroelectric

153MW · 1983

Awash II

Ethiopia · Hydroelectric

64MW · 1996

About this plant

Aluto-Langano is a 7.3 MW geothermal power plant in Ethiopia, commissioned in 2013.

Ranked #1 of 1 geothermal plants in Ethiopia, Aluto-Langano’s 7.3 MW constitutes 100% of Ethiopia’s geothermal capacity, which totals 7 MW. The largest geothermal plant in Ethiopia is Aluto-Langano itself at 7 MW.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km of Aluto-Langano. The facility is located in the Oromia Region, approximately 200 km south of Addis Ababa.

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